There are 12 ways to get from Gera to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Istanbul (IST)plane LEJ - IST
7h 37mTrain, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Glauchau, Bahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane PRG - SAW
10h 41m₺4,693–15,128Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Hof Hbftrain Rb
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to München Hbftrain Re2
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
33h 5mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain Re3 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Passau Hbftrain 91
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain Ice
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
38h 12m₺17,451–30,263Drive 2,007.8 km
- Drive from Gera to Istanbulcar 2,007.8 km
20h 8m₺14,565–21,038Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BER - SAW
9h 30mTrain, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane NUE - SAW
9h 4m₺6,856–19,209Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul (IST)plane NUE - IST
8h 55m₺7,043–20,188Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Glauchau, Bahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Istanbul (IST)plane PRG - IST
10h 33m₺5,780–11,607Bus
- Take the bus from Gera to Leipzigbus
- Take the bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
33h 29mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Glauchau, Bahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Glauchau, Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain Re3
- Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
34h 30mDrive, car train
- Drive from Gera to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar
20h 59m₺19,637–62,365
Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gera to Istanbul is to train and bus and fly which costs 5.500 ₺ - 12.000 ₺ and takes 10h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Gera to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 55m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 21.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Gera to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Gera and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Leipzig Goethestraße and Plovdiv Hristo Botev. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from Gera to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Gera Hbf and arriving at Yenikapi via Erfurt Hbf, Passau Hbf, Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 12m.
The distance between Gera and Istanbul is 1826 km. The road distance is 2007.8 km.
The best way to get from Gera to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus via Munich which takes 33h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Gera to Istanbul, including transfers.
Gera to Istanbul bus services, operated by Pavluks Trans, depart from Gera station.
Gera to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Gera Hbf station.
Gera to Istanbul bus services, operated by Pavluks Trans, arrive at Leipzig station.
What companies run services between Gera, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Gera to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Leipzig, Leipzig Goethestraße, and Plovdiv Hristo Botev in around 33h 29m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–18,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–17,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–23,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–15,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–30,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–10,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–31,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–14,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–13,000
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Gera Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hof Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gera Hbf to Glauchau, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺550–850
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–1,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–3,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–3,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–2,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–2,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–3,900
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,300
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- ₺2,200–3,300
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–8,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺2,200–3,400
- 1st Class
- ₺4,700–8,000
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
Train from Glauchau, Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–41,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- ₺20,000–22,000
- Car Compartment
- ₺36,000–41,000
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺450–800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Gera to Leipzig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–5,500
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Haskovo Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–6,500
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,400
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,300
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
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Istanbul is 2h ahead of Gera. It is currently 2:25 PM in Gera and 4:25 PM in Istanbul.
Gera to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Erfurt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gera to Istanbul is 2008 km. It takes approximately 20h 8m to drive from Gera to Istanbul.
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